Cookies on the RIAI.ie website

RIAI.ie site uses cookies. Some of the cookies we use are essential for parts of the site to operate and have already been set. You may delete and block all or some of the cookies from this site, this will disable some functionality of the site. To find out more about cookies on this website, see our cookie policy.

News

Winners of the 2016 Irish Architecture Awards

Published: Friday, June 24, 2016

Dublin, Friday 24th June 2016 - The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) announced Friday, 24 June the winners of 2016 RIAI Architecture Awards at an awards ceremony in Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Among the winners Civic Offices, Roscommon County Council designed by ABK Architects won Best Public Building; People's Park Pavilion, Dun Laoghaire, designed by Howley Hayes Architects won Ireland’s Best Commercial/Retail Building while St. Angela's College, Cork by O'Donnell + Tuomey won Best Educational Building. This year’s RIAI Architecture awards received 180 entries – the highest in five years – across 17 categories with 52 shortlisted. The jury selected 18 Winners, 13 Highly Commended and 24 Commended awards. Full details and images of all the winning projects are available on www.riai.ie.

In advance of the awards, president of the RIAI, Carole Pollard announced that Public Space & Sculpture, Westport by Simon Wall, Architects Section, Mayo County Council was the Winner of the Public Choice Award. In its ninth year, the popular RIAI Public Choice Award gives the public the opportunity to have their say by voting for their favourite shortlisted project. The Public Choice Award received over 14,000 votes – the highest number of votes in the history of the Public Choice Award. Public Space & Sculpture, Westport won followed by Hollyhill Library in second place designed by Cork City Architect’s Department, and Mallow Urban Heritage Masterplan – Phase 1, Thomas Davis Square in third place designed by Mallow Town Architect, Giulia Vallone and Cork County Council Architects Department.

Carole Pollard, President of the RIAI, said, “We were delighted to see such an extraordinary diverse range of projects entered into the 2016 RIAI Architecture Awards – which showcases the best in Irish Architecture.

“The winner of the Public Choice award - Public Space and Sculpture in Westport – brings people together and very much demonstrate the wider contribution made by architects to our built environment as well as celebrating Westport’s win as ‘Best Place to Live in Ireland, and we congratulate Simon Wall Architects Section, Mayo County Council and Westport Town Council for that.

“We are also delighted to see the great ambition of Irish architects like Grafton Architects the Winner of the Best Education and International Building with Arena for Learning UTEC University, Lima, in Peru and the Faaborg Swimming Platform in Denmark as Best Public Space/Urban Design designed by Urban Agency/Klar, JDS, Creo Arkitekter, Sloth Moller.”

The RIAI Irish Architecture Awards are sponsored by Gerflor.
For more information please visit www.irisharchitectureawards.ie

About the RIAI
Founded in 1839, the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland is the Regulatory and Support body for Architects in Ireland and promotes the value that architecture brings to society for everyone’s benefit. The RIAI engages with government, the professions, industry, clients and the public to promote the value of quality and design in architecture: to deliver attractive and sustainable built environments; to enrich our distinctive culture and heritage; to contribute to the competitiveness of our economy; and to improve quality of life for the people of Ireland, today and for generations to come. www.riai.ie